About Liza
Liza Howe is a licensed clinical social worker who has practiced in New Jersey for two decades. She focuses on helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction-related problems. Many people turn to her when life changes feel overwhelming or when they need steady support during a hard transition.
Her work often centers on practical coping skills. She helps clients develop routines that reduce anxiety and manage mood swings.
Background and approach
She also supports people who are facing divorce or separation, caregiving strain, or challenges tied to aging. Liza pays close attention to relationship patterns such as codependency and the emotional fallout of trauma and abuse. She guides clients through steps to rebuild self-esteem and regain a sense of control.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person’s readiness for change. Her approach balances empathy with concrete tools. Clients learn problem-solving techniques, ways to process grief, and strategies to reduce substance use triggers.
Sessions aim to restore daily functioning and help people feel more capable in tough moments. With twenty years of experience and an LCSW credential, she brings steady clinical knowledge and a warm, direct style. Liza works in English and practices from New Jersey, helping people find clearer paths through difficult emotions and life transitions.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Many of her sessions draw on evidence-based techniques that focus on clear steps and skills. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more balanced thoughts so anxiety and low mood become easier to manage. Another approach centers on learning concrete coping skills for stress, grief, and cravings, such as grounding exercises, behavioral activation, and relapse-prevention planning. These methods are practical and aimed at improving day-to-day functioning.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and life demands. If an approach doesn’t fit, adjustments are made until a good match emerges.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and chat or text messaging can be a shorter check-in or a way to reflect between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent when schedules or mobility make in-person visits difficult.
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- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English